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It also meant that Buckingham Palace stopped being answerable for his behaviour.

From BBC Oct. 11, 2025

The city of Los Angeles is answerable for all potholes on streets within its boundaries, but highways fall within the jurisdiction of Caltrans, the state transportation department.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2023

The best way to handle this trade-off is to put bureaucrats and business executives on notice that they may be answerable for their conduct at some later date.

From Washington Post Apr. 7, 2020

White Australians may not be strictly answerable for Tarrant’s crime, but we have some big questions to ask ourselves.

From Slate Mar. 18, 2019

“Just so: I think so: and you shall be answerable for it. Criticise me: does my forehead not please you?”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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